Aoshima AO-00971 - 1/700 Water Line Super Detail Japanese Seaplane Tender Kimikawa Maru SD WWII  [AO-00971]

Excellent steamer's biggest, may be the emergence of Kimikawa round.

Along with today's design specification, it turned out split hull, deck, the connection elements. The Betsu-chi aspects of the aircraft train. With deck sheet. Windows clear components usage. Total level of about 220 x basic width 27 x height 50mm.

second ship of Kamikawa circular cargo ship that was built by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. 1937 was finished (1937) July 15, New - Yo - I've arranged to clock course, by World War II, July 6 1941 is recruited toward Japanese Navy, and unique water transportation connected with seaplane as machine mother ship, in islands without land base was indeed active as a base of seaplane. Following the outbreak of war are assigned on 5th fleet, Ominato, Akkeshi, it had been active in Horomushiro way. The following 12 months '17 Aryu - took part in Shan strategy, was indeed to organize the seaplane troops. 1943 (1943) was, acted once more Ominato means, defiance of this Allies since it finished up being deprived of environment superiority in earnest, the playing industry is paid down, it was diverted to unique transport ship. October 23, 1944 the usa submarine in Luzon northwest "Soviet - Fusch" is sinking by torpedo. It became the expulsion and Kaiyatoi in December for the same year. The characteristics of Kimikawa round, stretched a woodcut regarding back deck, and established the aircraft transportation rail, and had arranged the catapult to your hull part.